Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Xeon E-2136

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and Intel Xeon E-2136 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Intel Xeon E-2136

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 6
28 more threads: 40 vs 12
8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44763 vs 13451

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 6
Number of threads	40 vs 12
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44763 vs 13451

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2136

Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2671 vs 2110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2671 vs 2110

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2136

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2110

2671

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44763

13451

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E-2136
PassMark - Single thread mark	2110	2671
PassMark - CPU mark	44763	13451
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6019

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon E-2136
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Coffee Lake
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	538	1017
Processor Number	6230	E-2136
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	20	6
Number of threads	40	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)